Union City man offered work, then robbed at gunpoint in Jersey City: police

A 20-year-old Union City man was robbed at gunpoint of $150 in cash and a cell phone, police said.Journal file photo

A Union City man who was offered work for the day was instead robbed at gunpoint of $150 in cash and a $480 phone, Jersey City police said.

The 20-year-old Bergenline Avenue man told police he was walking on Summit Avenue in Jersey City Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. when he was approached by a man who asked if he wanted to work for the day, a police report said.

The victim agreed, and they walked to Leonard Street, where the man told the 20-year-old he needed to go to Western Union to get cash.

A second man then approached the two of them, pulled out a silver handgun and took cash and the cell phone from the victim, police said.

The armed robbers then fled south on Kennedy Boulevard, the victim told police. The victim told police he could identify the robbers. Police searched the area, but did not locate the two men, the police report said.